HB 2479 Enacted
Authorizing electronic monitoring with victim notification as a condition of release prior to trial for certain offenders charged with a domestic violence offense, domestic battery, stalking or violation of a protective order, modifying the culpable mental state required to commit the crime of breach of privacy and increasing the criminal penalties for certain violations of such crime, modifying the elements of the crime of blackmail related to threatened dissemination of any image, video or other recording of another identifiable person who is nude or engaged in sexual activity, describing who is a person in a position of authority for a school for the crime of unlawful sexual relations and increasing the penalties for the crimes of endangering a child and aggravated endangering a child if the child is less than six years of age.
Introduced
In Committee
Floor
Crossed Over
Passed
Enacted
Apr 9, 2026 · House
Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026
Apr 9, 2026 · House
Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026
Apr 9, 2026 · House
Reengrossed on Monday, March 30, 2026
Mar 27, 2026 · House
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 124, Nay 0, Absent 1
Mar 26, 2026 · Senate
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 39, Nay 0, Absent 1
Mar 26, 2026 · Senate
Conference committee report now available
Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Kellie Warren, Sen. Kenny Titus and Sen. Ethan Corson appointed as conferees
Mar 12, 2026 · House
Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Susan Humphries, Rep. Laura Williams and Rep. Dan Osman
Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0
Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary
Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary
Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Received and Introduced
Feb 12, 2026 · House
Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 118, Nay 1, Absent 6
Feb 12, 2026 · House
Engrossed on Thursday, February 12, 2026
Feb 11, 2026 · House
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
Feb 11, 2026 · House
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
Feb 9, 2026 · House
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Judiciary
Jan 20, 2026 · House
Referred to House Committee on Judiciary
Jan 20, 2026 · House
Introduced